11/29/2023 0 Comments Sancerre wine france![]() The winemaking process also leaves a distinctive mark on wines from the Loire's banks. Vegetal aromas, especially of green pepper and citrus, are also distinctive of Sauvignon Blancs produced here (mainly from chalky vineyards) - another reason why the region's wines are often called “zesty." Mineral scents are predominant, especially in wines made from grapes grown on flinty soils, so that Sancerre's wines are often used in sommeliers' training classes to teach people to recognize the odor of gunflint. The combination of such soils with a continental climate produces complex wines, so fresh that you could almost say they are acid, if that weren't a pejorative term. Gravel soil of erosive origin is scattered here and there in the whole Sancerre region, so optimal drainage is also guaranteed slopes do the rest. This kind of soil also can be found on the river's other bank, so it's hard to make a definite geological division between Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. On the right bank lies the Pouilly-Fumé subregion, whose northeastern soils are richer in clay-flint. ![]() On the left bank we find Sancerre itself, where the hills are rich in limestone and clay, with soils so chalky that they are called “white soils" ( terres blanche), because they turn very light when dry. Still, Sancerre is the champion in its field. Every wine region has its peculiarities, and it's fun to savor terroir's expression (and winemakers' sensibilities) in wines from the same grape variety grown in different areas, sometimes continents apart. Sancerre is the home of Sauvignon Blanc as much as Burgundy is the home of Pinot Noir: it seems that all the world's Sauvignon Blanc is trying to match the excellence of Sancerre's output.
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